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The Extraordinary Family Life Podcast Episodes
April 25, 2023
#220 "My Kids Are Fighting So Much!" How to Put and End to Fighting -- For Good
In this episode we give tips on resolving conflicts with our kids. "I'm feeling sooooo burnt out of motherhood... My kids are fighting so much . Last week we did a 'no fighting' challenge for 7 days. They did pretty well and…
April 18, 2023
#219 How to Get Your Kids to Do _________ (Homework, Chores, the 'Right' Thing) WITHOUT the Battle
Often the question come up, "How do you get your kids to___________ (go to bed on time, eat their veggies, and many more!). "We received a great question from a mom which we answer in today’s episode. Just a reminder — we lo…
April 11, 2023
#218 Body Shaming? How to LOVE Your Body AND Want to Get in Your Best Shape
This topic is one that can be sensitive so we want to handle it appropriately . As usual, the subject came up because of an activity in Greg’s online class for teens — Habits for a Successful Life — and a resulting email fro…
April 4, 2023
#217 To Control Guns or Not to Control Guns? -- This is NOT the (Right) Question
In our podcast episodes, we like to answer questions we’re asked or to discuss topics that impact — or fire — us up. Lately, we’ve been discussing together the most recent school shooting in the United States (and the result…
March 28, 2023
#216 Why Encouraging Your Kids to 'Talk Back' Develops Critical Thinking & Decision Making Skills
In this episode we address critical thinking, all the different 'types' of children and how to manage all this in one household while maintaining a great relationship with each of your children. It seems as though we start t…
March 21, 2023
#215 A Message to Husbands: How to Actually Listen to Your Wife
In our work with couples and clients, we often come across marriages that are struggling. One of the MANY reasons this happens (or at least continues as an issue) is because of the husband’s inability or lack of skill in lis…
March 14, 2023
#214 Where We've Been and How We've Made it Extra Special -- Celebrating 22 Years of Marriage
Every year on special occasions like our birthdays and anniversaries, we love to reminisce and ask ourselves, " Where were we celebrating last year? I wonder where we'll be next year?" Last year we celebrated in Portugal whi…
March 7, 2023
#213 What to Eat Part 2 -- Snacks, Recipes, Rules, & When to Break Them
After episode #211 about What to Eat we received a lot of follow-up questions (thank you!) and were asked to do a follow up episode to clarify some things to improve your health, such as: What if I'm lactose intolerant? What…
Feb. 28, 2023
#212 True Balance Looks Like Yin & Yang and Walking 'The Labyrinth'
In this episode we address how to have better balance in your life. Thanks for all of the questions! They help us to have relevant conversations in these podcast episodes. If you have a question about anything in life or fam…
Feb. 21, 2023
#211 What to Eat & How -- What's ACTUALLY Healthy? Our Food Journey
In many of our episodes, we often reference food, its connection to behavior and emotion, and what to eat to make improvements in these areas. So it’s not surprising that we received this request: “I would LOVE to hear an ep…
Feb. 14, 2023
#210 A Message (with a Strategy) for Swamped, Overwhelmed Moms (and Dads)
This episode is for all of you overwhelmed moms and dads! We truly love receiving emails and questions from followers, clients, and listeners because it gives us specific situations and challenges to address. We’ve learned t…
Feb. 7, 2023
#209 How to Get Your Kids (& Spouse) on Board with Charts & Systems (+ Why You NEED Them Even if You Think You Don't)
We received another question from a mom who was interested in joining my Family Charts & Systems course and community . In an email I sent out, it said: As a mother of seven children, my life seriously changed forever once I…
Feb. 2, 2023
#208 How to Respond to, Stop, & Prevent Misbehavior in Young (& Old) Children -- Strategies that WORK!
Preventing misbehavior - tips, trick and advice from parents of 7 children! Welcome to today’s episode, we’re coming to you from Vienna, Austria this time. We just finished leading a WWII trip where we learned about the star…
Jan. 24, 2023
#207 How to Make Sure Your Kids Are NOT ANNOYING (Because It's Crucial to THEIR Adult Happiness)
You might not realize it, but as a parent, YOU have a moral obligation to make sure that your child (or children) are NOT annoying and have good social skills. Why? Because in order for your children to function normally in …
Jan. 17, 2023
#206 Inspire, Not Require... Sounds Ideal, But Does it Actually Work?
Welcome to the podcast! In this episode we talk about NOT requiring children to do what you want, but instead to inspire them, so they want to do the things you want them to do. We’re coming to you from Warsaw, Poland. Our k…
Jan. 10, 2023
#205 The Price of Mastery -- Is It Worth the Cost?
In this episode we talk about the mastery of well-being instead of the mastery of activities. We’re coming to you today from the city of Vilnius, Lithuania. We have loved traveling through the Baltic States. Today we’re goin…
Jan. 3, 2023
#204 Family Travel is an Investment in the Development of Yourself & Your Children + Logistics, Tips & FAQs
Invest In Development - the development of yourself, the development of your family and the development of your Extraordinary Life. Welcome to a New Year! We’re keeping the Denning family dream alive with family adventures .…